Rapids Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough.
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Feature Name: | Rapids Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | 1 mi. N of Fish Bay, in Peril Strait, off NW coast of Baranof I., 26 mi. NW of Sikta, Alex. Arch. |
History: | "This is a translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) about 1882 of the name given by the Russian pilot Ensign Vasiliev; published in 1948 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1397 as ""Os(trov) Poroga.""" |
Borough: | Sitka Borough |
Latitude: | 57.4038887024 |
Longitude: | -135.630279541 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Rapids Island: Rapids Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Rapids Island does not include property ownership information.